Midhat Saleh, who oversaw the strategic Golan Heights boundary for Syria, was shot and killed by a sniper, the government said.
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Israel and Syria Complete a Prisoner Swap, Mediated by Russia
An Israeli woman in her 20s was allowed to leave Syria for Russia, after Israel returned two captured shepherds to Syria.
For Netanyahu and Israel, Trump’s Gifts Kept on Coming
Allowing the convicted spy Jonathan Pollard the ability to emigrate to Israel was just the latest in a long list of prizes for America’s closest ally in the Middle East.
Boris Johnson, Coronavirus, Mike Pompeo: Your Friday Briefing
Coronavirus case rates fall across Europe.
Pompeo Visits West Bank Settlement and Calls B.D.S. Anti-Semitic
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the boycott-Israel movement would be treated as anti-Semitic, and ordered that imports from Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank be labeled products of Israel.
Pompeo and Bahraini Minister Visit Israel After Strikes on Iranian Forces in Syria
Israel launched retaliatory airstrikes in Syria hours before a meeting in Jerusalem with the Bahraini foreign minister and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
Israel Says It Hit Bombers on Syrian Boundary
The military released grainy, edited footage of the ambush of what it said were four militants planting explosives in the area, amid heightened tensions along Israel’s northern frontiers.
Israel Says It Thwarted a Hezbollah Raid at Lebanon Border
The Israeli military says it repelled a raid by Hezbollah in a disputed area along its northern border. Hezbollah denied carrying out an operation. No casualties were reported.
Israel Intercepts Four Rockets Launched From Syria
Days after a clash between Israel and militants in Gaza to the south, tensions rose across the northern frontier.
Israel Says It Struck Iranian ‘Killer Drones’ in Syria
The military says Iran was planning to attack Israeli targets with a new kamikaze-style weapon.